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Title: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 17:50:14
Hello Playmofriends!!!

You all remember this set... 3669 - Knight (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=3669)
I often wandered why did not playmobil produce a golden dragon for these knights, we had the green and the red and the black (who was quite a loner i think since he had no knights related to appart form the one he was fighting) and all of them had their knights....after seeing a golden dragon in the macgayverplaymobil site (Hi Michael thank you for that inspiration) I thought why not????

So here are is my golden dragon, along with his dark knights...
(http://img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/6/5/9/baldthar/f_grpn3qu0m_4293dd8.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)

Here posing with the leader of the group...
(http://img40.imagefra.me/img/img40/6/5/9/baldthar/f_grpn3qu2m_9258b9e.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)

...who always likes to pet him....
(http://img40.imagefra.me/img/img40/6/5/9/baldthar/f_grpn3qu5m_1db0ec1.jpg) (http://imagefra.me/)

He is not very detailed...and the eyes are strange with just that purple...but I like him....
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: flatcat on May 09, 2010, 17:52:14
He is excellent Panos! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 18:34:58
very nice pano!!!!!! wich was the black one i don't remember this dragon in black??
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 18:47:36
He is excellent Panos! :wow: :wow: :wow:

Thank you Damo!!! Glad you liked him!!!
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 18:52:09
very nice pano!!!!!! wich was the black one i don't remember this dragon in black??

Here he is Alex!! 5732 - Ferocious Dragon (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5732)
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 09, 2010, 20:19:40
Great custom Wolf Knight!
He is really a great dragon, I like the plain purple eyes.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 09, 2010, 20:22:42
Great custom Wolf Knight!
He is really a great dragon, I like the plain purple eyes.

Thank you WoT!! You do?? i find them kinda funny...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Skypurr Jr. on May 09, 2010, 20:48:56
WOW! I  :heart: that dragon! Those colours go so well together! Mum says she wonders what shade the nail polish is on the dragon's toenails!  ::) She also says it's an excellent custom! I'll have to agree with her on that!  ;D

Skypurr Jr.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmo1989 on May 09, 2010, 21:45:02
Here he is Alex!! 5732 - Ferocious Dragon (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5732)


the worst dragon of playmobil is that  :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 it's an american playmobil and it's not on my book so it's the first time i see it!!!!!
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 05:21:06
WOW! I  :heart: that dragon! Those colours go so well together! Mum says she wonders what shade the nail polish is on the dragon's toenails!  ::) She also says it's an excellent custom! I'll have to agree with her on that!  ;D

Skypurr Jr.


Thank you Junior and Elaine!!! Glad you loved him!!!
The nail polish is model paint  ;)...i don't remember the type right now but will have a look when i get back home!
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 05:22:13

the worst dragon of playmobil is that  :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 it's an american playmobil and it's not on my book so it's the first time i see it!!!!!

Yes but the knight is great!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 10, 2010, 10:56:44
I like the black & red series version dragons of this type, but find I have many more of the green ones due to the others being difficult to find. Great custom dragon Panos :)9!
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 11:08:44
I like the black & red series version dragons of this type, but find I have many more of the green ones due to the others being difficult to find. Great custom dragon Panos :)9!

The red one is difficult to find??? strange!!! you can still find a lot of them in toyshops here.The black is indeed rare!
Glad you approve of him Bill!!! only problem is.. his eyes are so empty... i am not good with painting details...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmo1989 on May 10, 2010, 15:12:29
Yes but the knight is great!!! ;D ;D ;D

i forgot to mention it the knight is great ,not so much the knite the clothes of the horse is what i like!!!
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmo1989 on May 10, 2010, 15:17:44
The red one is difficult to find??? strange!!! you can still find a lot of them in toyshops here.The black is indeed rare!
Glad you approve of him Bill!!! only problem is.. his eyes are so empty... i am not good with painting details...


 in greece there are plenty of red dragons of that type in the stores the green is rare but it's available on the ds if i remember well !!!!!!!! about the black one nobody would buy it so they stopped producing this >:D although check his price on ebay   http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-Spezial-Auflosung-Sammlung-5732-Schwarzer-Dra-/390192436056?cmd=ViewItem&pt=DE_Allesf%C3%BCrKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item5ad9481358    :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 17:36:08


 in greece there are plenty of red dragons of that type in the stores the green is rare but it's available on the ds if i remember well !!!!!!!! about the black one nobody would buy it so they stopped producing this >:D although check his price on ebay   http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-Spezial-Auflosung-Sammlung-5732-Schwarzer-Dra-/390192436056?cmd=ViewItem&pt=DE_Allesf%C3%BCrKind_Spielzeug_Playmobil&hash=item5ad9481358    :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

It is a rare item...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 10, 2010, 17:43:25
The red version is more available here in old stock inventory sources, too. The horrible chicken red dragon whose wings kept popping off was considered a failure in this country! The black dragon is my second favorite after the original green one :love:!


Panos, you may want to put tiny black dots for pupils on the purple eyes to give them character! Try using a fine point black permanent magic marker to see if it looks the way you want it to.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 10, 2010, 17:53:27
The red version is more available here in old stock inventory sources, too. The horrible chicken red dragon whose wings kept popping off was considered a failure in this country! The black dragon is my second favorite after the original green one :love:!


Panos, you may want to put tiny black dots for pupils on the purple eyes to give them character! Try using a fine point black permanent magic marker to see if it looks the way you want it to.

I'll give it a try Bill...i need to be really well prepared for this.... i am not too good with such details... :-[
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmo1989 on May 10, 2010, 17:55:18
The red version is more available here in old stock inventory sources, too. The horrible chicken red dragon whose wings kept popping off was considered a failure in this country! The black dragon is my second favorite after the original green one :love:!


Panos, you may want to put tiny black dots for pupils on the purple eyes to give them character! Try using a fine point black permanent magic marker to see if it looks the way you want it to.

 http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-4838-Giant-Dragon-LED-FIRE-New-/250617343658?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a59f52eaa
 the  red chicken dragon is this
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Gepetto on May 11, 2010, 03:59:48
Very nice job on the dragon Panos! I don't recall seeing the black dragon, though the knight would be of more interest to me. Thanks for sharing this with us.  :wave:
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 11, 2010, 04:15:50
Very nice job on the dragon Panos! I don't recall seeing the black dragon, though the knight would be of more interest to me. Thanks for sharing this with us.  :wave:

You're welcome Gepetto!!! The main reason I got the black dragon set a year ago was to get the knight...Glad you liked the gold dragon :D :D :wave: :wave:
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Post by: macgayver on May 11, 2010, 06:17:07

nice dragon 

Glad I could inspire you
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 11, 2010, 06:24:21
nice dragon 

Glad I could inspire you

Hi Michael!!  :wave: :wave: Glad you did!!!
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Post by: Giorginetto on May 14, 2010, 14:11:11
Very nice paint job Sir Knight !!! I have 7 green dragons and a red one , was very keen on the black one , but its silly money at the moment. The green dragons are the flying squadrons of my Dragon's Army headed by the dark baron ( wizard and warlord )
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 14, 2010, 14:20:32
Very nice paint job Sir Knight !!! I have 7 green dragons and a red one , was very keen on the black one , but its silly money at the moment. The green dragons are the flying squadrons of my Dragon's Army headed by the dark baron ( wizard and warlord )

Your evil leader sounds cooler thn mine...I've never thought of giving him any wizard/magic powers...

I would think the red or black dragons to be evil...green dragons (again based on fantasy literature) are good by nature...unless you can control them to make evil deeds...

I only have one green dragon...one red, one black...and a gold one    :D :D :D
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 14, 2010, 14:22:19
I have one green one. :)

I afree with Wolf Knight!
Green dragons are good dragons. Red and black are bad.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Giorginetto on May 14, 2010, 16:18:27
Your evil leader sounds cooler thn mine...I've never thought of giving him any wizard/magic powers...

I would think the red or black dragons to be evil...green dragons (again based on fantasy literature) are good by nature...unless you can control them to make evil deeds...

I only have one green dragon...one red, one black...and a gold one    :D :D :D

I have given this issues/ question a lot of thought. I decided years ago to use the rock temple and the green fragon knights in combo with the yello dragon classic knights .. combining these forces makes sense, as you might have sen in my creations i have combined two baron's castles and the rock temple plus all the klickies of both armies as the main defiant and enemy of the king of the land. My evil warlord is  the 3932 wizard . i think its a good klicky for this role !!!!  i can wait to set both armies opposite each other,though the dragon army is also allies with the vikings and some other mediaval klickies  :love: :love:
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 14, 2010, 18:20:45
Interesting scenario Giorginetto!!! I like the idea of this wizard as an evil one...although i picture him with a different head...the one with the ''anrgy'' eybrows...there is one in this tanned playmobil face version!!!

I also like the idea of the two combining armies...In my world, i think of the green dragon and his troops as a purifying force...They always appear when things and times are really grim to ballance the scales, not in favour of good or bad... but just bring ballance between two opposing forces...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: WarriorOfToys on May 14, 2010, 20:56:07
I think both ideas are Awsome Giorginetto and Wolf Knight...
But I picture them as good knights, to serve under the might of their god.
The god of forests and trees, who gives them power over beasts!
Even the most ferocious... such as the Dragon! :o
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Elric on May 23, 2010, 00:43:38
Very nice man!  What kind of paint did you use or did I miss that?
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 23, 2010, 06:08:42
Very nice man!  What kind of paint did you use or did I miss that?

Thank you Elric! I used a water based spray called ''hobby colors''.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: bonniebeth on April 17, 2011, 00:58:01
I came across this one, and even though it's not all that old, I hadn't seen it; it's from shortly before I joined, so I thought I'd bump it!

Panos, what a beautiful dragon! Very nice paint job and choice of colors. The purple eyes and claws are just the right touch. It's really great!  :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on April 17, 2011, 07:52:57
Thank you Bonnie! I am glad you liked him!!!  ;D
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 13, 2012, 09:53:08
Oh, lovely (the petting pic is AWESOME)

Now I WANT A GOLD DRAGON TOO!! :hissyfit:

Is there a special type of paint? Does it "hold" - as in can you tub him with the others and they don't get all golden?

We never actually painted anything... but we have several green ones..

The tricky part is to take him apart first... I am sure I have a pic of him taken apart, I'll have a look... Once figure out how to take him apart it is easy to do it again... if you remember how to that is... and I dont  :-[  :lol: But when I find the pic, I'll post it here and I'm sure it'll come back to me.

As for the paint, you paint each part seperately, in three or four thin layers, on each side... waiting to dry and then you put it back together... you best leave it for a few days, maybe a week, untouched, after that, as time passes by, the paint is better solidified on the plastic and, unless you scratch it off on purpose, its not coming off in tubs, nor left on other items... I think I used a water based colour spray for thins one...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Giorginetto on January 13, 2012, 09:53:47
Very impressive custom Sir !!!!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on January 13, 2012, 10:00:28
Ok, tahra, here it is... poor beasty... but I think it was worth it... I now recall once you take the arms off, then its easier for the whole thing to come apart...

Thanks George!
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Post by: tahra on January 13, 2012, 10:06:15
Thanks - will look into it! :)
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Post by: tahra on January 14, 2012, 19:23:13
(double post)

I gave the arms a pull today and nothing happened.. But from the pic it looks like it's that way, just pull..

Can you confirm that (if you remember?)
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 14, 2012, 20:20:59
Yes thats it, just pull and it comes off easily... maybe try pulling a little harder?
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Post by: tahra on January 14, 2012, 20:43:41
Will do! :)
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Post by: tahra on January 15, 2012, 16:32:32
Ok, removed the arms and the head...

But how did you take out that part between the arms?

And.. aren't the two halves of the body welded?
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: playmogal on January 15, 2012, 16:55:28
Love your color choices! The purple goes well with everything, and the gold body is perfect. Very nice custom! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tahra on January 15, 2012, 17:06:34
Popped!  ;D

(my dad got to him.. ;) )

Now, need paint...

Will try to keep the rubber feet and the eyes original...
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Post by: cowabounga on January 15, 2012, 17:29:33
Hey! My two cents here: Tahra, when you buy that paint, grab a can of varnish too. No risk the paint comes off after one or two coats of varnish (I prefer matt or satin varnish, but glossy might add to the shine!)
Great customs Panos, BTW.
A.
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: tahra on January 15, 2012, 17:54:37
Hey! My two cents here: Tahra, when you buy that paint, grab a can of varnish too. No risk the paint comes off after one or two coats of varnish (I prefer matt or satin varnish, but glossy might add to the shine!)

Will do :)

My sister used some acrylic paints in the past, and was also mentioning the varnish... Matte will probably be better, I think...
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Post by: Giorginetto on January 16, 2012, 21:28:34
This golden dragon is just superb , look forward to see more of him in your photo stories sire!!!
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Post by: Wolf Knight on January 17, 2012, 09:47:36
My two cents here: Tahra, when you buy that paint, grab a can of varnish too. No risk the paint comes off after one or two coats of varnish (I prefer matt or satin varnish, but glossy might add to the shine!)
Great customs Panos, BTW.

Thats a godd advise Arnaud, I've painted a fair a mount of items but never bothered with varnishing them... I guess I handle them so carefully the paint never gives away...
Title: Re: A golden dragon....
Post by: Luis on January 17, 2012, 16:39:28
outstanding job, Panos :love: